Could You Work With Your Husband?

I have three friends who married someone they met while on the job. But only Aspen, my friend from San Diego, actually works alongside her husband now. Aspen met Tony when she was cast opposite him in a Las Vegas show called We Will Rock You (all Queen music). They didn't get together right away…she toured Europe as a back-up singer for Meat Loaf…but now they're married and they're both vocalists in the first national U.S. tour of Dirty Dancing.

It's really unusual for married couples to be cast in the same production, so they're lucky. Every day, they walk to the theater together, kiss goodbye, and head off to their dressing rooms. They text each other while getting into makeup, wigs, and costumes, but don't see each other again until they're at "places." Aspen says Tony started a tradition of always having her backstage water bottle filled and ready for her by the time she gets to the stage.

In Dirty Dancing: Tony (left) and Aspen (right). "We're really lucky that our roles are often together on stage," Aspen says. "I get to sing with him a few times during the show, which is one of my favorite things in life."

"We work in an industry that is fairly liberal when it comes to showing physical affection in the workplace, so we tend to sneak a kiss when we pass each other backstage."

After the show, Tony waits for Aspen at the stage door while she takes off her wig and costume. They walk home together and ask each other, "How was your show?" They swap stories and try to unwind, but they go to bed late pretty late, since they don't get home until 11 p.m. and they "have adrenaline in [their] veins."

They just wrapped up performances in Chicago. They'll be in Boston starting February 7th and in L.A. in the spring. Go see Dirty Dancing—and tell Aspen and Tony I sent you. And check out Tony Vincent's latest EP A Better Way on iTunes or cdbaby.com. His voice is like butter.

Isn't that a cute story? Could you work with your guy?

Related: I am going to a profession-related mixer tonight. More on that tomorrow!